# Mr. Henchy — Dubliners character guide

> Mr. Henchy in Dubliners by James Joyce.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Neither Mr. Henchy

**First appearance:** 0011-ivy-day-in-the-committee-room

## Snapshot

A scheming political canvasser who trades favours and gossip in Dublin's wards, always angling for the next advantage.

## Who they are

Mr. Henchy moves through the shabby machinery of a local election, canvassing votes and trading small confidences with men who owe him. He is the kind of operator who knows which alderman drinks where and which promise can be quietly forgotten, and his talk is a mixture of flattery, insinuation, and self-interest. His presence in the collection anchors the political stories in the grubby, transactional Dublin that Joyce refuses to romanticise.

## In the story

### [Ivy Day in the Committee Room](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dubliners_se/chapters/ivy-day-in-the-committee-room)

A fierce and loquacious canvasser who defends Parnell's memory and orchestrates the recitation of the poem.

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